New Delhi, March 30 -- Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza have been accused of breaching security protocols at a team hotel in Lahore on the eve of a Pakistan Super League cricket game.

In a letter to the Pakistan Cricket Board, Punjab police said the two Lahore Qalandars players disregarded directives and "forcefully escorted four visitors" to Raza's room, "despite resistance from on-duty security personnel" on Saturday night.

Raza, who was born in Pakistan, said Sunday he had always met with family members and friends in the team hotel during the last four editions of the PSL and that he wasn't aware of the security protocols for this season which bar players from such meetings in the hotel...